hello. you're watching "gmt" on "bbc world news". i'm david eades. our top stories. who is calling the shots in crimea? armed anything lisp that take control of two key airports. ukraine's interior minister says it is a russian invasion and occupation. kiev will ask moscow to extradite viktor yanukovych. a major crackdown as police in europe and the u.s. carry out simultaneous raids on criminal

gangs. a dazzling display of color in the night sky as the northern nights make a rare appearance across the uk. and also aaron is here. how times have changed in india. david, you know asia's third largest economy was once seen as a rising economic star with growth in double digits. india's economy has plummeted in recent years. we go to mumbai to see what can get india's star shining again. welcome to the program. it's midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, 2:00 p.m. in the capital of ukraine's autonomous region of crimea. the question is this. who is taking control of that region? armed militia have moved into

the civilian airport in simferopol. ukraine's interior minister says they are russian and this is an invasion. the government has called on the u.n. security council to hold a special session on the situation in the country. they will speak to our correspondent. and both kiev and moscow for the the latest on those. >>reporter: unsettling images for the new authorities in the ukrainian capital kiev and also for many more looking anxiously in the world. armed men on guard in crimea

with its ethnic russian majority. in uniform without identifying markings. pro-russian, no doubt. but is there anything more to it than that? with word of similar developments, ukraine's new interior minister has spoken of a home invasion. outwardly it looks calm. the airport has been operating more or less normally. but whoever these men are they are making clear their unhappiness with the dramatic upheavals taking place elsewhere in the ukraine. >> translator: radicalism and fascism is not welcome. this is our slogan. we don't want radicals from ukraine and other areas to visit us in crimea. >> reporter: all this is certainly fueling fears, a push for more autonomy, even a breakaway by crimea. the ukraine's parliament which installed a new western government has appealed to the u.n. security council to monitor the situation. on the streets of kiev, there's new unease among the protesters. >> translator: the situation is

very complicated. firstly, we look at the law seriously, we have to take strict measures. and this might stir up trouble. but on the other hand, if we take a very soft approach then we might lose crimea. >> reporter: where does the kremlin really stand? it certainly made clear its unhappiness with the turn of events in kiev. tensions have been rising. it has been given sanctuary to viktor yanukovych, who is to give his side of the story in a news conference. but the kremlin is talking about cooperation with international bodies on much needed financial support for ukraine. nick childs, bbc news. well, let's get the situation, first of all, in crimea itself. the bbc's christian frazier is in belaclava in the southeast. what is the situation there at the moment?

>> reporter: i think the voices that you heard, the authorities here, the ukrainian authorities at least are facing david. it's a very peck situation around crimea at the moment. there were troops up there. we don't know who they answer to, hughes orders they're following. no insignia. there are check points that are sort of manned by what we would commonly describe as a civil defense force. a rag tag bunch of russian sympathizers. why are we hear? around the corner in this bay there is a russian. you will see on the pictures just loitering at the entrance to the bay. is that significant? well, not in itself of course because the black sea is here in sevas sevastapol.

in the context of everything that's going on, david, this maneuvering backwards and forward in the bay is of interest. and certainly people who live locally, they have been going up to take a look to see what's going on. it say tense atmosphere but calm at the moment. a certain amount of amusement. >> it seems like we are just having a spot of trouble with your line, christian. we may be able to come back to you in a moment. in the meantime, let's get the latest from moscow and kiev. let's start in moscow as bridge el kendall is there. bridgett, i wonder first of all, what sort of response there is to the ukrainian interior minister saying this is an invasion and it is the russians carrying it out. >> well, there's been no direct response to that. they haven't commented. the black sea fleet has down in

sevastopol. they have not taken part in any of the armed groups in which they have been. on the one hand it said they will respect the territory of ukraine and want it to stay and single country and wants to help it. on the other hand it is worried, especially those in the crimea. and some suggesting if crowds on the streets of kiev have the right to topple a government, why shouldn't they in crimea have the right to change. it suggests the sympathyists are more and more on the side of

those not supporting the kiev government. so the situation is a little unclear. the indications are maybe the russian government having sat on the fence for a few days are beginning to decide it is not going to support kiev. >> that almost preempts my next question. we have kiev saying, right, please extradite mr. yanukovych. >> well, he's been given sanctuary here in russia. he has been allowed to hold a press conference. he had his statement read out on all news outlets yesterday claiming he is still the president. a very senior russian mp is echoing exactly what he said, saying he only left one day and then they ousted him. that calls into question the legitimacy of the parliament and everything it has done. if those views are reflected in

the kremlin and this is an mp close to the kremlin they are highly unlikely to respond positively to extradition. in the next few days they might be saying president yanukovych is still the legitimate president and the government should deal with him. >> thanks very much indeed. let's get the view. david stern is there overlooking independence square. the fact of the matter is they don't seem to have the wherewithal to deal with the situation in crimea at the moment, do they? . >> no. they are scrambling. they are trying to resolve the situation peacefully despite the fact that you have unidentified armed men or at least unidentified from the people in crimea. the government obviously views these armed men as russian military. although of course we can't say that for certain. it's quiet right now on the my

don on independence square. nonetheless, it is growing as the situation escalates in crimea. concern especially growing in parliament. parliament is meeting. they have already issued an appeal to the u.n. security council. they have issued an a people to the uk and the u.s. as guarantors of ukrainian territorial integrity. and they have also issued this extradition request or they say they are intending to issue an extradition request if mr. yanukovych does appear at this press conference. swiss prosecutors announced they are launching a probe into possible money laundering by yanukovych and his son alexander and they have frozen assets of 20, including president yann coffee yanukovych and his son alexander. it is becoming very difficult as the new government, which is just a day old, is finding.

>> legal maneuverings, diplomatic as well. let's go back to christian frazier in crimea. this is a country 60% agent nick russian. i understand almost a quarter are ethnic ukrainian. do you get a sense where they feel is their natural home? >> reporter: certainly this morning i have had a good idea. wherever i have turned up there have been sympathizers fixing flags to traffic signs where we have been standing. and a lot of people in support of these rather unknown paramilitary units coming across. yeah. i think local sentiment is east looking rather than west looking. lots of maneuverings.

the difficulty, as i said at the outset is we don't know who these groups are answering to. and just outside here in the bay, the coast guard is sitting there watching this moving back and forth. there's no traffic. it's pretty quiet as you can see. you wouldn't want to mess with the ship. there's a gun on the front, two on the back. aboard the ship, there are soldiers patrolling with machine guns. it certainly looks menacing similar to the saber rattling we have seen in recent days. >> thanks. thanks to bridgett and david stern in kiev for us. viktor yanukovych says he is the legitimate president of the ukraine. we understand in the coming hour, and we will bring that of course on "bbc world news".

police in europe and the united states have been carrying out one of the biggest ever raids on criminal gangs. the operation targeted groups which allegedly trick people into stocks and shares. 100 people have been arrested as robert hall reports. on a quiet street in the center of barcelona, spain's elite serious crime unit target a scam which has ruined thousands of lives and cost victims millions of pounds. this team is working with colleagues from the city of london's financial crimes unit. intelligence has led them to an anonymous office, the base for what they believe is a boiler room. this is just a fragment of an operation extending across europe and the atlantic. >> there are 300 spanish officers deployed across their country. and there are further arrests taking place in the uk, the united states, serbia, and romania. the city of london force, which

has 40 offices here in barcelona, said it's the biggest deployment it's ever made in pursued of a fraud investigation. boiler room scams involved individuals cold calling and using high pressure sales techniques to persuade victims to buy into bogus investments. most never see their investments again. >> 18,000 euros. >> this pensioner said he was groomed to part with his savings. >> he said all we want is 22,000. you'll double your money straight away. the next three weeks we were devastated. we were in a comfortable position. now we're absolutely broke. broke. >> reporter: the city of london forces played a major part in this crackdown. the aim, they say, is to decimate boiler room fraud by arresting what they term tier 1 criminals who are living well on the suffering of others.

>> this is a crime that ignores global boundaries. it ignores international borders. it operates right across the world. what we have shown here is that we are able to do that as well. >> reporter: back in barcelona, five people were taken away to join more than 100 others joined in the simultaneous raids. this scam has not been eradicated. but it will offer reassurance to victims and severely damage the boiler room's ability to operate. robert hall, bbc news, spain. uganda says it has been blackmailed by the international communi community. the bank's decision comes days after the president signed new laws which toughen the penalties against homosexuality. the bank says it needs to consider whether the health projects it finances could be harmed by a clause which criminalizes the promotion of homosexuality.

with me is mary harper. this money is going into health obviously. >> $90 million is a huge amount of money. uganda has problems in its health sector. it historically has had a big problem with hiv. there's always other diseases that hit like malaria, tb, measles. so $90 million health loan being postponed would have an impact on ordinary people. perhaps not on people like yes 6th any. >> it's real money. can uganda afford to lose that? >> it is a huge amount of money. but at the same time it's important to remember that african countries, including uganda, are receiving aid from europe and the united states, traditional donors, but also

china and other new big, powerful economies who build infrastructu infrastructure. >> so when the government is saying do it, fine, suspend it, we can cope without it, they mean it? >> i think there's a lot of rhetoric on both sides. there's a lot of posturing. but it is true that uganda not only has access to other international funds, it has oil resources. its own economy is going to improve in the years to come. >> mary, thank you very much indeed. thank you for being with us here on "gmt". stay with us on "bbc world news". coming up shortly, the global push to curb smoking is getting stronger but nobody has told cuba. (vo) you are a business pro.

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it has been escalating for quite some time. the myanmar government suspended operations. it has accused msf for being biased in favor of the muslim rahinga minority. as you can see here, the state is in the southwest. it is one of the biggest providers of health care in that entire area. live to jonah fischer in the biggest city. jonah, it's a fairly direct accusation. what do they make of it? >> reporter: well, officially they have made no comment. it's not the first time these allegations have been made against msf. it is a charity that operates providing medical services,

doctors and clinics into some of the hardest to reach parts of rakhine state in particular. they go to camps for people who fled the violence there between the buddhist community and the muslim hahinga community. they are now suspended in terms of their operations. and discussions are yon going in the capital of myanmar as to what will happen now. >> what is the scale of the problem? how many people are relying on help from msf? >> i was speaking to self members of the aid community this afternoon. they say this is very serious. a massive impact is the way one of them described it. it doesn't just have programs. they have been working in the state for 20 years. they have anti malaria programs,

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welcome to "gmt" on "bbc world news". i'm david eades. in this half hour, the gun culture of south africa. as oscar pistorius comes to court over the killing of his girlfriend, why so many south afternoon ans insist on carrying a weapon. and cut. it's the oscars on sunday. final preparations are hollywood boulevard ahead of the night of those big thank yous. also aaron is back.

i understand you have the longest aircraft in the world. >> not personally, david. but here she is. 92 meters long, she'll be able to carry a pay load of 50 tons anywhere in the world. investors believe this will revolutionize everything from oil exploration to disaster relief. we will find out if this right here is the future of aviation. the trial of the century is how south africa's media have dubbed the case of oscar pistorius. beyond the case itself, it also revives the question of how safe south afternoon ans feel when they are told violence is coming

down. as andrew harding reports from johannesburg. >> the third one is coming in now. the gunmen is coming in. >> reporter: an armed robbery in pretoria. the owner of this jewelry shop says he's been attacked so often he now carries a gun. on this occasion, he shot and wounded two of the robbers. >> there's no person that can protect you but only yourself. the robberies are so brutal. they will first kill you and then rob you further on. so this is the biggest problem. that first 120 seconds is only yourself that can preprotect you. >>reporter: which explains this. south african police say crime is receding. for many here, black and white, it doesn't feel that way.

private gun ownership is one response in a nation with some 45 murders a day. >> there's a lot of crime. i feel like you are empty. >> the reason why i need to defend myself is i don't think there's any south african who hasn't been exposed violent crime. i believe it's right to defend myself and my family and my business. today of course, south africa's most famous gun owner is oscar pistorius. he shot his girlfriend, mistaking her for an intruder. he kept his own pistol under his bed at night. >> crime and the fear of crime

are huge issues in south africa. but the reality is a lot depends where you live. this is the high security estate where oscar pistorius killed reeva steenkamp. in seven years there's only been one other reported incident of crime and that was for minor theft. >> pistorius's version of events will be tested in court next week. wider questions are being asked about gun ownership. >> having a gun in your home to supposedly protect your family and your loved ones from the external threat from the stranger danger. the results show that more often the family who you are trying to protect your loved ones are in fact, at risk of the gun and are being used against them or being used in something like suicide or domestic violence dispute. >> reporter: but such arguments don't seem to account for much here.

there are plenty of countries with more gun owners. but very few with higher rates of violent crime. andrew harding, bbc news, south africa. >> alan is the chair of gun free south africa. he has been campaigning on the issue since the group was founded back in 1994. he joins us from cape town. thanks very much indeed for joining us. it is clear from some of the people we heard in andrew's report, there are a lot of reasonable south african citizens who feel they have little choice. they need a gun for their own protection, the protection of their families. >> yes. there's no doubt that crime is high in our country. it is understanding that people are reaching for a firearm. it's a myth that firearms are going to protect one. as you heard in that interview, most hikely it can be used against one. firearms are used as an incentive for crime.

what we are discovering is there are about 1,500 legal firearms that are being stolen from legal gun owners every single month. and so the line between legal and illegal is extremely thin. >> right. sorry to interrupt you. it's not so much an issue about why individuals shouldn't have guns. it is more about the law and order or lack of it in dealing with illegalities. >> make no mistake. we've got a huge amount of work to do around piecing, convicting criminals, et cetera. but your original question is people are taking a gun to protect them. what we are trying to show is that's not the answer. it places them at greater risk. unintentionally it feeds into illegal gun trade that exacerbates the crime around us. so we have about 1.8 million

firearms owners this country, possessing 3 million firearms. it's a whole lot better to start work to go disarm at this point rather than later. >> >> that's an interesting point. would you accept your goal has to be a long term goal. the situation is not right for many, many people regardless of your statistics, the perception remains they will be safer knowing they have a gun on their property to look after themselves in need be? >> absolutely. you're 100% correct. the perception is there. is it a long-term goal? of course it's a long-term goal. we started in 1993-1994 into a new transition to south africa. what kind of new south africa do we want? for many people it doesn't make sense. we want to say this. the overwhelming majority of

south africans a gun free africa is not just a desire. most do not possess guns and do not want guns. one questions why can't we push forward with this agenda more strongly. >> alan, thank you very much indeed. okay. let's catch up on the business news. aaron is here. focusing on india. not a great story to tell at the moment. >> not for the last few years. once a giant. we used to talk not too long ago. let me explain. hello there. the languishing giant. that's a name india doesn't want. it is a name that it is rapidly getting. we just had the latest growth figures. the economy grew, expanded. 4.7% in the last three months of 2013. that is one of the lowest

quarterly growth rates the country has reported in the last 10 years. straight over to yugita in mumbai. great to have you as always. we were expecting not a great number, but the number we got was worse than expected. with elections around the corner, does this condemn the prime minister and his government to basically be defeated? >> well, it certainly is not good news for them. this is lower than even the 4.9 that people were expected to come in this quarter. what it really does show is that over 2013 the slowdown cemented itself. growth was below 5%. so all the claims we saw at the beginning that growth would go up to 6% and more than 6%, they are certainly not come true. perhaps one silver lining has

been for inflation. prices of food, in particular schedule tabls really soared. what we have seen is those have come down. the man on the street is worried about how much his food is going to cost. that is down to favorable weather conditions. it was a good monsoon last year. agricultural growth has been good. it is perhaps a silver lining for him. >> i was just saying to david we were talking about india as this rising economic star, helping global growth. for viewers around the world, can you explain what went wrong, so wrong? >> in the years it was growing well, the government didn't do enough particularly on the

manufacturing front. there were several projects that were just stuck because they didn't get government clearances on time. whether environmental or various. investment in the country didn't flow in the way it should have when the country was doing well. that's one thing the government has been criticized on. we have seen this open up several sectors to foreign direct investment. many think it was just too little too late. they had lost confidence. businesses are waiting and watching and hoping that when the elections happen a strong government comes upon some political stability and they may be willing to take decisions for the economy. >> very interesting elections indeed. thank you for the update. let's talk about ukraine. specifically its precarious finances. because this morning, friday, the prime minister said ukraine hopes to begin receiving international financial aid soon

and that it is determined to fulfill conditions needed to support or secure support. the imf said it will send a team in the coming days to assess the economic situation. you know what, any monies coming ukraine's way they are not going to come free or cheap. there will be demand and tough austerity measures needed. let's have a listen to this. >> for a few years they have been saying what ukraine need to do. fiscal consolidation. cutting spending and raising revenues. really important is reform. a lot of the budget deficit is because ukraine has a very high energy subsidies. it pays a fifth of the import price. energy has to rise as well. that's really, really important. it is important for getting rid of corruption. other bits are likely to be

stabilization. that's the good news. the final bit is banking sector reform. the exchange rate when it weakens will credit a big hole and that one needs to be filled. take a look at this, would you? is this the future of aviation? investors behind this giant airship believe it could revolutionize oil exploration to disaster relief operations. it will be able to lift 50 tons of cargo. it has been sold back to the british firm. it has won the financial backing of one of britain's most success rock stars as richard wescott has been finding out. >> reporter: inside britain's

big of aircraft hangar, something is growing. beating into life the world's longest flying machine. looks like an airship, but it isn't because it doesn't float. what you can see from here is that unique shape. it's actually designed more like a wing than a traditional airship so it can generate lift. air ships float away. you need 50 people to stand there holding reasons when they land. this you can land with no one around. how else would a rock star arrive? bruce dickinson is help to go fund the project.

he's an airline pilot, businessman, and this too. >> i want to get in this thing and fly it pole to pole. and we'll fly over the amazon at 20 feet. we will fly over the world's greatest cities and show the whole world live on the internet exactly how beautiful this planet is. we don't need to go to outer space to do that. >> the u.s. army originally bought the hybrid air vehicle a couple of years ago. but defense budget cuts meant developers have bought it back. it can carry a third of the fuel of a cargo plane. in theory you could get hundreds of people on board. >> this is a very comfortable

flying machine. the view is excellent. response to gusts is very gentle. like a ship's motion. >> this hangar oozes history. >> the ill fated r101 was built here in the 1920s. twice as big it crashed and was consumed by fire. but technology has come a long way. this was full of hydrogen. it uses helium. the first uk flight is planned for later this year. richard wescott, bc news, cardington. >> thank goodness for helium. follow me on twitter. tweet me. i'll tweet you back. @bbcaaron. it is two and a half times longer than the distance of the

wright brothers first flight. >> oh, really? >> yeah. >> thanks, david. have a great weekend. >> good to speak to you. thanks for being with us on "bbc world news". coming up shortly, political campaigns when it comes to awards season. this weekend we will get results on the crucial vote. it's oscars time. we have the latest from the red carpet. [ ship horn blows ] no, no, no! stop! humans. one day we're coming up with the theory of relativity, the next... not so much. but that's okay. you're covered with great ideas like optional better car replacement from liberty mutual insurance. total your car, and we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. learn about it at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy?

hello. i'm david eades. top stories this hour. ukraine accuses russia of carrying out an armed invasion as two airports are guarded by unidentified armed men. more than 100 people arrested in europe and the u.s. after the biggest ever crackdown

on fake share deals. it is that time again when the noncompetitive world of cinema brings a galaxy of stars. it's an awards ceremony more talked about than the nobel peace prize. the oscars. the climax of the awards season. on sunday we will know who will be the latest toast of tinsel town. first, though, our correspondent peter bose has been for an early walk down hollywood boulevard and has this guy to what we should expect on sunday. >> when the stars arrive at the oscars, this is where the limousines are in one of the most famous intersections, hollywood and hyland. there will be a jam after black car after black car brings some

of the biggest stars to the academy awards. this is where the media frenzy starts. the press on this side of the red carpet. the print photographers there, over there the television crews. about 400 technicians and reporters. and all of course trying to speak to the same people. kate khrafrpb et, matthew mcconnaughey, cate blanchett, leo dicaprio. they really get a bird's eye view of all the action. the stars eventually make their way down the red carpet. it is in a sea of protective plastic at the moment. depending how many interviews they can stop to do it can take an our. from beginning to end, it's 150

meters long. the stars get here, turn and they see the entrance to the theater. the oscars have been presented here for the past 13 years at this purpose built theater deep inside this billion. and on any other day of the year this is a shopping center. something else you don't see on show down is behind the scenes. a huge technical operation. on the day there will be some 100 vehicles from television, satellite, all joined by a complex labyrinth of cables. some 225 countries around the word. >> peter bose there. with me is helena from empire film magazine. helen, thanks for coming in. a huge amount of effort goes

into it. a lot of politicking and spinning as to who is going to win. >> you have to sort of play the game. a lot have taken out of the race for not shock up to the parties. there were roberts that robert redford gave up and wasn't nominated. >> surprise. you have to put in the hard yards regardless of how good your film is. >> there are compensations. daniel day-lewis does not shake hands endlessly. i'm sure he's nice. but he doesn't go out and campaigns. yes, it does help enormously. >> i have a slight issue with these awards ceremonies. you have a film like "gravity," a great cinematic experience. and then you have "12 years a slave," a chronicle and very moving. how do you decide this film is

so much better than that? >> it's kind of an impossible thing. the nomination means you can put it on the cover of your dvd and that will help the sales and keep the dvd going into the future. i wonder how much winning actually helps you. if you are felt to be an unjust winner you can see your reputation harmed by history. "dances with wolves" beat "goodfellas." >> do you think there are a number of films that will stand the test of time? >> didn't even get a nomination. it is so competitive at the moment. "12 years a slave" and "gravity," "philomena," it's

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